[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 561 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 561
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Secretary to
designate food and food products to be made available under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Britt) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Secretary to
designate food and food products to be made available under the
supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy SNAP Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. FOOD UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Definition of Food.--Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``except alcoholic beverages, tobacco'' and
inserting ``designated by the Secretary under section 4(d),
except any alcoholic beverages, tobacco, soft drinks, candy,
ice cream, prepared desserts such as cakes, pies, cookies, or
similar products''; and
(2) by striking ``clauses'' and inserting ``paragraphs''.
(b) Designated Food.--Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Designated Food.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall designate
by regulation the foods and food products that shall be
included in the definition of the term `food' under section
3(k)(1).
``(2) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall--
``(A) take into consideration food and food
products that--
``(i) based on nutrition research, contain
nutrients lacking in the diets of people in the
United States; and
``(ii) promote the health of the population
served by the supplemental nutrition assistance
program, based on relevant nutrition science,
public health concerns, and cultural eating
patterns; and
``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure
that the fat, sugar, and salt content of the food and
food products is appropriate.
``(3) Review of available foods.--As frequently as
determined by the Secretary to be necessary to reflect the most
recent scientific knowledge, but not less frequently than once
every 5 years, the Secretary shall--
``(A) conduct a scientific review of the food and
food products designated under paragraph (1); and
``(B) amend those foods and food products, as
necessary, to reflect nutrition science, public health
concerns, and cultural eating patterns.
``(4) Prepared meals.--Prepared meals described in section
3(k) shall have nutritional values consistent with regulations
developed by the Secretary under this subsection.
``(5) Cultural cuisines.--To allow for different cultural
eating patterns, State agencies may, with the approval of the
Secretary, substitute different food for food designated under
paragraph (1) subject to the condition that the different food
is nutritionally equivalent to the substituted food.''.
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